Healing Powers
The number twelve, often used in the Bible to connote
government.
Both the bleeding woman and the girl were about to see God’s
perfect government at work.
When
Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered
around him; and he was by the sea. Then one of the leaders of the synagogue
named Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet and begged him
repeatedly, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay
your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live." He went with
him.
And
a large crowd followed him and pressed in on him. Now there was a woman who had
been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years. She had endured much under
many physicians, and had spent all that she had; and she was no better, but
rather grew worse. She had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the
crowd and touched his cloak, for she said, "If I but touch his clothes, I
will be made well." Immediately her hemorrhage stopped; and she felt in
her body that she was healed of her disease. Immediately aware that power had
gone forth from him, Jesus turned about in the crowd and said, "Who
touched my clothes?" And his disciples said to him, "You see the
crowd pressing in on you; how can you say, `Who touched me?'" He looked
all around to see who had done it. But the woman, knowing what had happened to
her, came in fear and trembling, fell down before him, and told him the whole truth.
He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and
be healed of your disease."
While he was still speaking, some people came from the leader's house to say, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further?" But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the leader of the synagogue, "Do not fear, only believe." He allowed no one to follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James. When they came to the house of the leader of the synagogue, he saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. When he had entered, he said to them, "Why do you make a commotion and weep? The child is not dead but sleeping." And they laughed at him. Then he put them all outside, and took the child's father and mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was. He took her by the hand and said to her, "Talitha cum," which means, "Little girl, get up!" And immediately the girl got up and began to walk about (she was twelve years of age). At this they were overcome with amazement. He strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat.
Mark 5:21-43
Christ
Healing a Woman with an Issue of Blood *
VERONESE,
Paolo
1548
The
National Gallery
London
For
an interesting analysis of the painting, see the following:
https://whitemarkarts.wordpress.com/tag/christ-healing-a-woman-with-an-issue-of-blood/
detail
Miracles are a retelling in small letters
of the very same story which is written
across the whole world in letters too large
for some of us to see.
~
C.S. Lewis
The practice of forgiveness
is our most important contribution
to the healing of the world.
~
Marianne Williamson
Rotary Club of Evergreen
Changing of the Guard Party
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Outgoing
President Sam Smith presents Ron Catterson
with
Rotarian of the Year Award.
President’s Awards
Steve
Sumner and Rome Chelsi received $3000 for Center for the Arts Evergreen.
Anna
Marie Nelson received $2000 for Sculpture Evergreen.
Maria
Galter, new President Bob Bradley and Annette Bradley
Congratulations,
BOB!!!
Emily
Corey (here with her granddaughter Carson) recently lost the sight in her left
eye.
It
is too soon to know if it is permanent but she decided to have an
eye-patch
party at church on Thursday for all the friends she has missed seeing
during
her medical bouts.
Carla
McFadden, Linda LaGrange
Carolyn
Alexander, Emily Corey
The
eye patch I meant to wear but left at home.
Did I offer peace today?
Did I bring a smile to someone’s face?
Did I say words of healing?
Did I let go of my anger and resentment?
Did I forgive?
Did I love?
These are the real questions.
I must trust that the little bit of love
that I sow now will bear many fruits,
here in this world and the life to come.
~
Henri Nouwen
June 28, 2015 Fifth Sunday after
Pentecost—13th Sunday in Ordinary Time/Proper 8
* There is controversy
over the subject matter of this painting; many feel it shows the conversion of
Mary Magdalene.
Agnus Day, by
James Wetzstein
Agnus Day appears with the permission
of www.agnusday.org
When Jairus and
the Woman Heard
When Jairus and the woman heard
Of Jesus, there was nothing that deterred
Them both from bowing low before the one
Who’d heal where
they had come undone.
Who knows where else they’d gone to find
Not only healing, nor just peace of mind,
But someone with the kind of love that saves,
Not that which just attention craves.
This little girl just twelve years old,
This woman,
who, for twelve years unconsoled,
This girl, though dead, the Lord not loathe to
touch,
This one who touched, and risked so much;
These two reborn, both at twelve years,
Reveal
propriety is far less dear
To God than we, called like the Twelve, surmise;
Great grace is always such surprise!
Scott L. Barton
https://twitter.com/lectionarypoems
2 Samuel
1:1, 17-27
Psalm 130
2 Corinthians 8:7-15
Mark 5:21-43
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